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Bar of the week: Out Of The Blue at The Berkeley

Every week, we scour the city to find the best bars our capital has to offer. Whether you're a cocktail kind of guy, or a man who enjoys a decent draft beer, there's a GQ-worthy drinking spot to suit every taste.

Valentine's Day ideas that are guaranteed to impress her

From gorgeous gifts to romantic getaways and the best places to take your beau out to celebrate, we've compiled the ultimate list of Valentine's Day ideas for her - as chosen by the women of GQ - to treat your better half with this 14 February

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The 15 best things at CES this year

It’s January, which can only mean one thing: it’s CES time. The gargantuan convention centre in Las Vegas has been packed out with hundreds of tech brands for this year's Consumer Electronics Show, and we’ve had the chance to peruse its various halls and byways in search of the best items to put on your radar. Here are the coolest things we encountered...

LG W7

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LG’s brand new W7 series is only 2.57mm thick and fits flush to the wall, making the screen almost like wallpaper (hence that "W"). It cleverly fits all of the TV’s processing units and speakers into a soundbar that comes with the set, meaning that there’s just one fibre optic wire that runs up your wall, for an ultra minimal look. What’s most impressive is that the form factor has not affected the technology inside, and LG is now offering better brightness with a refined 4K OLED display, as well as high dynamic range and better viewing angles. Lg.com

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BeoPlay M5

Bang & Olufsen’s BeoPlay brand has been making waves in recent years with a slew of great new products that combine the traditional style and quality of B&0 with more portable (and more convenient) ideas. The latest in the lineup is the BeoPlay M5, a beautiful, refined connected bluetooth speaker that produces amazing sound wherever it's stationed. As you’d expect from B&O this thing is damn loud while being surprisingly compact (seven inches tall) – a perfect living room companion. £529, Beoplay.com

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Toyota Concept-i UX

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Toyota’s brand new concept car, the Concept-i UX, drives home the sci-fi future you were promised. With everything from artificial intelligence system called Yui that's capable of learning your preferences, to an aesthetic design that resembles something out of Will Smith’s iRobot, the Concept-i is an inspiration in polished white. Toyota.com

Panasonic GH5

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Panasonic’s Lumix GH4 remains one of the best loved cameras around, especially for videographers, but Panasonic showed off the new mirrorless Lumix GH5 at CES this year, boasting a ton of great 4K and HD recording features that make it an absolute beast for anyone looking to upgrade. Capable of taking silky video at 60fps, allowing for incredible slow-mo footage, the GH5 is going to be beautiful. If you can stomach the $2,000 dollar price tag for the body alone. £1699, Panasonic.com

Sony Bravia A1 OLED

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The brand new Bravia A1 is the cutting-edge set from Sony. Not only does this range represent the company’s first foray into the world of OLED television, but it's also notable for the fact it builds the speakers into the screen. Yes: the screen is the speaker, vibrating to create the sound. Farewell side units. Sony calls it Acoustic Surface technology, and it even allows the TV to emanate sound from specific points on the panel –– say, from an actor’s mouth when they speak. Sony.co.uk

Harman SL1 with Steersound

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Harman is designing high-end, all-in-one sound systems that allow you to tailor audio to your room, instead of having to rework your entire living space in order to get the best performance. And Harman’s new SL1 speakers with Steersound are a concept product that had us seriously excited. The technology behind them is complex but designed to be simple. The SL1s let you focus the sound across the room so that you get the best performance, whether sitting on the couch or standing by the window, plus they cancel out any unwanted room reverberation so you’re always getting excellent clarity. Harmanaudio.com

JBL Soundgear

Now, this is pretty cool. If you’ve ever been fed up of wearing headphones for an extended period of time – at work in a conference call, on the commute listening to music, or even playing games in VR – then JBL’s smart new Soundgear might pique your curiosity. It’s a new kind of technology that sits around your neck like a little horseshoe and directs sound directly into your ears. The smart bit is that those around you don’t hear what you’re listening to, meaning you can use them as headphone replacements. It’s unlikely to replace your headphones for general use, but for VR games it’s so much better for comfort and for creating a sense of natural soundscape. Uk.jbl.com

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Withings Steel HR

Withings shares your concern: the worst kind of smartwatch is one that doesn't look like a proper timepiece. Its latest attempt to blend of old traditions with new technology comes, for the first time, with a heart rate monitor, and a small screen at the top for monitoring your progress. £139, Withings.com

Mass Effect Andromeda

Developer BioWare showed more off its upcoming sci-fi epic, Mass Effect: Andromeda, at CES this year. Not only did we get to see more of the space faring adventure, which fans have been eagerly awaiting since the last Mass Effect game was released back in 2012, but we also got a surprise: a release date of 21st March, meaning we’re not going to have to wait long before we get our hands on what may well be the best game of 2017. £47.49, Amazon.co.uk

Kingston 2TB DataTraveler Ultimate GT

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JBL Pulse 3

JBL’s brand new Pulse 3s are like digital lava lamps that conveniently double up as portable bluetooth speakers. It’s always difficult to tell how great something sounds at a quick glance, especially on a buzzing and loud show floor like CES, but the design is awesome and JBL is promising major sound improvements over the Pulse 2. It comes out this Spring. £149.99, Amazon.co.uk

LG Gram

The new LG Gram notebook is, as the name suggests, super light. Coming in at 0.97kg with a thin-framed 14-inch screen, the Gram is the world’s lightest laptop. Seriously, when we picked this thing up we nearly threw it across the room because we hadn’t anticipated just how little effort would be required to lift it off the stand. It hasn't got quite the same premium build as Apple’s thinnest and lightest laptops (the plastic body results in a flimsier frame than an aluminium Macbook Air, say) but it claims to last for 24 hours on a single charge. From £800, Lg.com

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Sleep Number 360 Smart Bed

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You could shop around for countless weekends in search of the perfect mattress. Or you could buy the Sleep Number 360. Turn onto your side and the bed automatically adjusts in order to give you the most comfortable support while maintaining good postural support for your spine; turn onto your back and, if you start snoring, the bed will detect it and raise your head ever so slightly to stop you waking up the neighbours. Sleepnumber.com

Samsung QLED Q9

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4K and OLED TVs aren’t even in the mainstream yet but Samsung isn’t waiting for the world to catch up. This year at CES, it unveiled a new TV panel technology named QLED (the "Q" stands for Quantum, after the sufficiently futuristic-sounding quantum dots that make the screen). The 65-inch flatscreen Q9 offers an incredible range of colours and a supreme level of brightness for seriously vivid viewing. Samsung.com

Kuri

We all know that artificial intelligence is one day going to go horrendously wrong and we’ll all end up either enslaved or dead at the hands of our robot masters, but until then we’ve got Kuri to keep us entertained. Designed by Mayfield Robotics, it's surprisingly advanced for its price tag. Skills include being able to react with subtle, humanlike expressions, monitoring your home like a patrol dog – and even reading to your kids. $699, Heykuri.com